493: Other Side of the Bellcurve

The Fantastic Four: First Steps. It is 1961, two comic creators join forces to make a comic that is free of some of the restrictions they've felt, to tell a story about characters they think they'd enjoy reading about, birthing a fantastic family. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Yancy Evans to talk about Fantastic Four: First Steps. We discuss coming into the movie, the setting, the cast, the action and effects, a question, Galactus, the music, H.E.R.B.I.E., where we stand by the end and our ratings. Chapters Coming Into the Film (00:02:24) The Setting (00:07:46) Pedro Pascal (00:23:55) Vanessa Kirby (00:32:46) Ebob Moss-Bachrach (00:35:00) Joseph Quinn (00:37:12) Julia Garner (00:38:58) The Action and Effects (00:40:17) A Question (00:44:17) Galactus As the Villain (00:47:03) The Music (00:53:17) H.E.R.B.I.E. (00:54:36) Where We Stand By the End (00:55:35) Ratings (01:16:02) Host Matthew Rushing Guest Yancy Evans Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram: @the602clubtfm

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493: Other Side of the Bellcurve is an episode from The 602 Club: A Geekery Speakeasy by TFM.

This episode is 01:23:31 long.

This episode was published on Aug 1, 2025.

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